Azerbaijan, Baku, 2 July / corr. Trend I. Alizade/ Edward O'Hara, reporter on studying cultural heritage in the South Caucasus of the Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for Culture, Science and Education and MP from the Great Britain tries to visit the region. "I hope that the visit by O'Hara to the region will take place," PACE chairman Luis Maria Puig briefed to media in Baku.
Reporter on studying situation of the cultural heritage in the South Caucasus of the PACE Committee for Culture, Science and Education was appointed in 2005. The decision adopted in this regard says that the reporter O'Hara is expected to visit Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia soon. However, the visit did not take place for the last three years.
Azerbaijan stated that it is ready to provide conditions for reporter's visit. The official Baku believes that O'Hara should visit Nagorno-Karabakh occupied by Armenia and study the situation of the monuments of this region once he visits Azerbaijan. At the same time, the reporter should study the situation of the old monuments of Azerbaijan in the territory of Armenia. However, Armenia does not want reporter to visit Nagorno-Karabakh beginning from the Azerbaijani territory.
Armenia claims that Azerbaijan has destroyed all old 'Armenian monuments' in the territory of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan and wants the reporter to visit Nakhchivan. Azerbaijan stated that it is ready to provide conditions for reporter's visit to Nakhchivan.
Last week O'Hara refused to visit region because of the political difficulties he faced.
PACE President noted that he discussed O'Hara's visit to the region in the meeting held in Azerbaijan.
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